R Beginner’s Guide Book Update 10/1/2010

I recently submitted the final drafts of all chapters of my R Beginner’s Guide book, which is to be published through Packt. The official publishing timeline is set to December 2010, although the book may release ahead of schedule if all continues to go well. Below is an updated list of the major topics covered in the R Beginner’s Guide.

Over the course of this book, you will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to:

Conduct organized data analyses in R

Communicate data analyses conducted in R

Generate, customize, and export detailed charts, plots, and graphs

Build your own custom data visualizations

Program in the R language

Create your own custom functions

Extend the functionality of R via external packages

Manage the R workspace and console

Import external data into R

Manipulate data using variables

Execute a wide array of multi-argument and variable-argument functions

Develop and employ predictive regression models

Assess the practical and statistical significance of predictions

Understand R, its benefits, and how to use it to maximize the impact of your data analyses